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Thermopylae in Reverse. 2,420 years ago, 1,400 Spartans, Thebans and Thespians, occupying a narrow mountain pass above the sea, were surprised from the rear by a large Persian detachment clambering around through the hills. Spartan King Leonidas and his men fought stubbornly for several hours, but all (except the Thebans, who surrendered) were annihilated. The Spartans at Thermopylae were great heroes but they lost the battle...
...student "shall obey his teacher. . . shall care for him, feed him, and put him to bed after washing his teacher's feet. The student shall avoid honey, meat, sleep in the daytime. . . shoes, love, anger, and the gaze and touch of women." His bed, according to Spartan Sorokin, must be a plank, and during his years in training he shall not see a woman, for "women make men soft...
...meat of U. S. democracy. It was American Education Week, and its slogan this year was "Education for the Common Defense." Visitors saw much flag-saluting, heard much anthem-singing. But beyond that, they found educators confused, uncertain what had to be done. Disquieting to progressives was a Spartan trend toward calisthenics instead of games, military drill for boys, more homework, less music...
...Barnard College when she joined The Nation in 1918. In 1922 she became managing editor, in 1932 edi tor. At 43 she is gracious, handsome, sincerely Leftist in sympathy. With a circulation around 40,000, Freda Kirchwey manages to make The Nation pay its own way on a Spartan budget. Approximately a fourth of its revenue comes from advertising. Editor Kirchwey believes that with 15,000 more subscribers, The Nation could get along without any advertisers...
...illegitimate "children of good blood." Last week, for instance, Das Schwarze Korps plugged for artificial insemination of childless women. Wrote Editor d'Alquen: "The problem is to find a helper toward procreation . . . who will place his hereditary substance at [their] disposal." The SS publication cribbed from the ancient Spartan Code of Lycurgus by recommending that impotent husbands choose their brothers to impregnate fertile brides...